South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-06-24
Neighborhood News.

Keyssr Echo: A COOL many Q: our
exchanges are repeating the state
ment that fossil remains OF large SER
penis have been found in the coal
mines on The w. Va. G. & p. railroad,
In The vicinity of Davis. We have
seen what was said to be the heal Of
one OF them, though We did not have
time 10 give it very careful exam
inatiop. We feel moderately sire.
however. that the FOSSILS are those Of
tree ferns and not Of snakes, because
thus fer there has never been auy
trace Of reptiles found 10 tie rocks of
the carboni!erous period, with the
exceptica OF the tracks OF u large four
footed bAtrachian or lizard. The
true snakes do mol appear until a
much later perioa. Tie supposed
head of the snake in the fossil which
we saw seemed TO US 10 be the club
like top OF the tree fern, aud The de
pressions which we're thought TO be
eyes we're only the scars left by the
falling of Of the fronds or leaves
Prof. Shields, Of the Keyser high
school, agrees With us Ia this opinion
concerning th 'se fossils. and THE, OF
course. confirms ~ in our view. Of
course We may he mistaken In this
matter. but We do not think il likely.
Specimens of these 'fsnakes' were
brought TO Romnev by Messrs. Rob't
Fisher and Neal McCarty.
Mocfefield Examiner: Several ca.
ses of black leg among cattle are re.
ported from Lear Wardcnsville. :.
We have heard. but won't vouch for
it's correctness, that the B, & o. Rail-
road Company will put their eng;
neers on the route between here and
Romney, in short time. Outof the
number Of projected roads to Moore.
field it does look like We ought 10
get enc, ct least. There 10 strong
talk of four lines OF road. all point.
ing toward Moore6eld-lhe road from
Cumberland. which the engineers are
now at work on; the b. & o, from
Romney; the Mineral roai, from
Strasburg; and the Gun. berland Val
ley. from Martinsburg .One day
last week, Wilbur c. McNeill lost q
fine horse. which he had recently paid
$3.50 for. A hired man threw a stone
at the horse, striking him and break
ing ne of his legs in such manner
hat the horse had to be killed.
Charlestown Free Press: Mr.. C.
b. Rouss, the great Broadway Mer-
chant. comes TO this county every
Sunday morning from New York CT
ty 10 spend twelve hours with his ven :
cradle and invalid mo'her, and re-
turns in time for business Monday
morning. There's devotion that is
~urthy of emulation E. james " it'll.
row. aged ~ elder OF the PIesby-
terian church at Lewisburg. this State
has led its choir since he was nine.
teen years OLD, and was recently pre-
scented by tho congregation with a
life sized crayon, in bronze frame.
OF himself and wife.
Cumberland News, 2Oth inst: The
Cumberland and Piedmont Railroad
Company under their new charter,
have obtained warrant for the con
domination Of the interests of Charles
F. Mayer and the Cumberland anc
Pennsylvania Railroal in the Cook
erly farm property. through which
the passage of the Piedm mt and { en-
berland road has been disputed. The
warrant is made returnab.o June %,
about week after the decision in he
cases is expected in the Court Of APP.
peals.
Grafton Standard: Mr.. r. II.
Cookus, OF tue Deaf and Dumb Asy.
lum at Romney, arrived here Monday
night 10 charge Of l8 inmates Of that
institution, whom he was taking ,c
their homes in the southern portion
Of the State.
Shepherds,own Register: Last week
butter sold for eight cents q pound,
and it was drug Oh the ma kct Of
that.